Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers to Perform at the Hollywood Bowl June 25

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will be performing live at the Hollywood Bowl on June 25 at 7:00 pm.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers released their first album in 1976 but did not gain recognition until 1977 after the re-release of the single “Breakdown,” which peaked at #40 on the charts in 78. The band followed the album with Your Gonna Get It!, featuring “I Need to Know” and “Listen to Her Heart” which later became the band’s first gold album. The band’s third album, Damn the Torpedoes quickly went platinum and featured the band’s breakthrough singes, “Don’t Do Me Like That” and “Refugee.”

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers are spending 2008 on their North American Tour performing at venues across the United States and Canada. Steve Windwood will open for every show.
A modern amphitheatre in Hollywood, California, the Hollywood Bowl opened on July 11, 1922 on a natural amphitheater previously named the Daisy Dell. The venue was named for the natural cavity that it was built on as opposed to the shape of the structure itself. Current residents include the Los Angeles Philharmonic and the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, who play regularly against the background of the Hollywood hills and the Hollywood sign.

Known for its unique shape, consisting of several concentric arches, many believe that the venue served as inspiration for the backdrop for Porky Pig where he states “Th-th-that’s all Folks.” The bowl has been known to have made appearances in several Warner Brothers cartoons, such as in DePatie-Feleng Pink Panther and Tom and Jerry in Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl. Bette Midler was also seen performing at the bowl in the 1988 movie, Beaches.